A first look at the news on RFE/RL's broadcast region
RFE/RL in the Media
# RNW on RFE/RL's new Abkhazia & S. Ossetia broadcasts
# Amnesty Int'l marks 3 years since the Politkovskaya murder
On the RFE/RL Website
# Afghans are preparing for tourism development
# Iran is downplaying last week's talks
Int'l Press Review
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# The Wash Post ed board sees disaster should the U.S. leave
# Michael O'Hanlon on McChrystal's public statements
# U.S. expansion in Pakistan is facing resistance
# Mark Moyar thinks Obama should send more troops
# Richard Cohen wonders if Obama has the resolve
Iran
# H.D.S. Greenway on how to engage Iran
Russia
# Vladimir Shlapentokh on anti-Americanism in Russia
# Alexei Pankin thinks Georgia lost in August...big time
# Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are increasing
# How will Dmitry Medvedev tackle Russia's drinking problem?
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Brett Scowcroft praises Obama's diplomatic efforts
# Alexander Golts sees U.S. - Russia relations deteriorating fast
# The APSA Task Force on America's image abroad
# Al Kamen's "In the Loop"
# "Embassy Row" - the Washington Times
From the Blogs
# Matthew Yglesias on democracy promotion
# A range of opinions on Iran, from the Opinionator
# SecDef Gates on the possibility of an Al-Qaeda propaganda victory
RFE/RL in the Media
# RNW on RFE/RL's new Abkhazia & S. Ossetia broadcasts
# Amnesty Int'l marks 3 years since the Politkovskaya murder
On the RFE/RL Website
# Afghans are preparing for tourism development
# Iran is downplaying last week's talks
Int'l Press Review
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# The Wash Post ed board sees disaster should the U.S. leave
# Michael O'Hanlon on McChrystal's public statements
# U.S. expansion in Pakistan is facing resistance
# Mark Moyar thinks Obama should send more troops
# Richard Cohen wonders if Obama has the resolve
Iran
# H.D.S. Greenway on how to engage Iran
Russia
# Vladimir Shlapentokh on anti-Americanism in Russia
# Alexei Pankin thinks Georgia lost in August...big time
# Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are increasing
# How will Dmitry Medvedev tackle Russia's drinking problem?
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Brett Scowcroft praises Obama's diplomatic efforts
# Alexander Golts sees U.S. - Russia relations deteriorating fast
# The APSA Task Force on America's image abroad
# Al Kamen's "In the Loop"
# "Embassy Row" - the Washington Times
From the Blogs
# Matthew Yglesias on democracy promotion
# A range of opinions on Iran, from the Opinionator
# SecDef Gates on the possibility of an Al-Qaeda propaganda victory